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Latest Update! Malware researchers from Kaspersky have updated their Rannoh Decryptor utility with decryption for the CryptXXX 3.0 ransomware family. Files should be fully decrypted with the help of that software. You can find its download page and instructions at: Kaspersky’s Rannoh Decryptor page.

New Update! A possible glitch reveals the private decryption key Cryp1 (UltraCrypter) ransomware. You just need to enter your personal ID on the page and you should have the page saying that you have paid and give you the key. You can check this at http://eqyo4fbr5okzaysm.onion.to – but if it does not say that you have paid – do not pay!

Update! It appears that TrendMicro have come up with a decrypter software for the CryptXXX 3.0 variant. It might work with Cryp1 (UltraCrypter) as well. Unfortunately, for now, it decrypts files only partially. You can learn more about it from TrendMicro’s support site.

CryptXXX 3.0 crypto-virus ransomware has a new version, that locks files with .cryp1 extension. Although it quickly gained popularity with the Cryp1 title, the true name of the ransomware is UltraCrypter.

After encrypting files on a compromised PC, it will give you a personal ID, which you enter in a Tor’s Onion site to supposedly get a decrypter after paying. To see how to remove the ransomware and what you might try to restore your files, you should read the full article carefully.

Threat Summary

Name

Cryp1

Type

Ransomware

Short Description

UltraCrypter is the latest version of the CryptXXX 3.0 ransomware. It will encrypt your files and ask money for decrypting them by using your personal ID.

Symptoms

The ransomware encrypts files with a .cryp1 extension. It creates a ransom note and gives links to specific Onion sites, based on the Tor browser. It asks for payment to supposedly provide access to a decrypter program.

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Cryp1 Ransomware – Ways of Distribution

Cryp1 ransomware has more than one distribution ways. The most effective one continues to be through exploit kits. The Angler exploit kit and Bedep exploit kit are still mostly responsible for the lightning fast distribution of this nasty crypto-virus. Only this time, other exploit kits are involved as well.

Like many of today’s world ransomware viruses, spam emails are a common tactic to compromise computers. The Cryp1 ransomware is no exclusion. These emails have files attached which spread the infection further. The file attachments usually contain some executable file with malicious code inside. The malicious code might be the ransomware itself, or another malware that is delivering files of the real threat to the infected machine.

Another popular way of distribution for the attacks of Cryp1 is through social media networks and file-share services. DropBox is a known medium for such infections, containing files, which are disguised as something harmless and useful. You should be on high alert when it comes to downloading, opening or clicking anything from an unknown source. A good prevention tip is to stay away from suspicious files and be wary around anything that seems out of place.

Cryp1 Ransomware – Origin

Cryp1 ransomware has an interesting backstory. It all began as CryptXXX and encrypted users’ files on a global scale. Kaspersky researchers made a decryptor tool and released it for free. Afterward, CryptXXX 2.0 came in play. The improved ransomware hit companies, business firms, schools, and hospitals. Kaspersky fought back with an improved version of their decryptor. People could take a breath for a bit, but it wasn’t long until the new variant CryptXXX 3.0 came into being.

The ransomware owners released the CryptXXX 3.0 variant in a desperate attempt to save their business. In all the haste, they broke their own decrypter, which users had to pay for to decrypt files. Now, in its current state, CryptXXX 3.0 has a new version, which probably has a working decrypter and fixed flaws. Rebranded as UltraCrypter, the ransomware continues to thrive.

Cryp1 Ransomware – Comprehensive Analysis

Cryp1 is a crypto-virus ransomware. In other words, it reproduces just like a human virus, trying to infect more and more data; it encrypts user files; it asks for money to be paid as ransom. As already mentioned above, its real name is UltraCrypter. Circling the Web is the name Cryp1, which has gained more popularity. People have named it so, because of the extension it places on files – .cryp1.

UltraCrypter actually goes by many names and the most popular are:

Cryp1 Ransomware

Crypt1 Ransomware

Crypt Ransomware

UltraCrypter

UltraDeCrypter

CryptXXX 3.0 (ver. 2)

A file !(Hex code ID).html is created after a successful encryption, where the file name is random. The name is created out of the hexadecimal values formed by the malware in each infected computer. The malware researcher Michael Gillespie has shared his unique hex ID in one of his twitter posts.

The file !([0-9A-F]{12}).html as described above, opens a browser to display the html code in a browser webpage. It does that so the links given inside are clickable. This file copies itself around multiple locations that have encrypted files. It also has the same file with the text made into a .bmp picture that is placed as a desktop background at the end of the encryption process.

You can see the .bmp file’s preview from the image here:

The file has different hyperlinks and a different version of the sites, which probably either redirect or the cyber criminals have bought a multitude of domains. An example of the file in question reads the following:

Write down the information to notebook (exercise book) and reboot the computer.

If you click on any of the weblinks that are provided, you will be sent to the following page:

Entering your personal ID number will let you into the system. Inside, you will find the following instructions with the full payment instructions:

Your files are encrypted If you do not pay for decrypting until [Date], the decryption cost will increase 2 and will be 1008 USD

96 hours remaining

We present you a special software – UltraDeCrypter that will allow you to decrypt your files. How to buy UltraDeCrypter? 1. You can pay using Bitcoin, getting them by the way most convenient for you. 2. You need to create a Bitcoin-wallet (e-wallet or other method). 3. Buy Bitcoin on one of the trading platforms. 4. Send 1.2 BTC to Bitcoin address. 5. Enter the ID of your Bitcoin-transaction. 6. Please check payment information you mentioned and click on “PAY” (Attention! Do not provide incorrect information! Otherwise, the payment amount will be increased by several times, or your account will be blocked!)

From the quoted information above, it is easy to see that the initial price asked is 1.2 BitCoins or the equivalent of ~500 US dollars. You have four days to pay the ransom, which is 96 hours. If you don’t pay, the price gets increased, but there are no threats that your files are going to be lost or erased.

Judging from the text, it seems that now the Cryp1 ransomware has a working decrypter tool, or it only seems that way. The tool is called UltraDeCrypter.

Do NOT pay these crooks. Supporting criminals is not in any way good. You will only help them in making a stronger variant or other ransomware with fewer flaws. Nobody can say with certainty that you can restore your files with their decrypter, or that it will actually work. Kasperksy have beaten this ransomware twice, so there is a high chance they will do it again. Meanwhile, if you want to see how you can try to restore some of your files, read till the end.

The Cryp1 ransomware possibly encrypts files with the same extensions as CryptXXX 3.0. These extensions can be seen in the following list:

The list above might be incomplete because we are talking about a new version after all. When the encryption process finishes, all your files will have another extension added as an appendix – .cryp1. The creators of the ransomware have cleverly written .crypt again but in a more creative way. Except that resemblance, there are other indicators that this is indeed a version of CryptXXX 3.0.

Hopefully, researchers will make a decrypter for the ransomware as they did with previous variants of CryptXXX. Read on, to find out what you can do about your files in the meantime.

Remove Cryp1 Ransomware and Restore .cryp1 Encrypted Files

In case your computer is infected with the Cryp1 (UltraCrypter) ransomware, you should have some experience in removing viruses. You should get rid of Cryp1 ransomware as soon as you can, because it can keep encrypting more and more files. Even worse, if not removed quickly it could spread into the network and reach a lot of other PCs. The recommended action is for you to remove the ransomware and then follow the step-by-step instructions given here.

Note! Your computer system may be affected by Cryp1 and other threats.Scan Your PC with SpyHunter SpyHunter is a powerful malware removal tool designed to help users with in-depth system security analysis, detection and removal of threats such as Cryp1.Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.

To remove Cryp1 follow these steps:

Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!

We Recommend To Scan Your PC with SpyHunter

Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria

Boot Your PC Into Safe Mode

1. For Windows XP, Vista and 7. 2. For Windows 8, 8.1 and 10. Fix registry entries created by malware and PUPs on your PC.

For Windows XP, Vista and 7 systems:

1. Remove all CDs and DVDs, and then Restart your PC from the “Start” menu. 2. Select one of the two options provided below:

– For PCs with a single operating system: Press “F8” repeatedly after the first boot screen shows up during the restart of your computer. In case the Windows logo appears on the screen, you have to repeat the same task again.

– For PCs with multiple operating systems: Тhe arrow keys will help you select the operating system you prefer to start in Safe Mode. Press “F8” just as described for a single operating system.

3. As the “Advanced Boot Options” screen appears, select the Safe Mode option you want using the arrow keys. As you make your selection, press “Enter“.

4. Log on to your computer using your administrator account

While your computer is in Safe Mode, the words “Safe Mode” will appear in all four corners of your screen.

Step 1: Open up the Start Menu.

Step 2: Click on the Power button (for Windows 8 it is the little arrow next to the “Shut Down” button) and whilst holding down “Shift” click on Restart.

Step 3: After reboot, a blue menu with options will appear. From them you should choose Troubleshoot.

Step 4: You will see the Troubleshoot menu. From this menu choose Advanced Options.

Step 7: A menu will appear upon reboot. You can choose any of the three Safe Mode options by pressing its corresponding number and the machine will restart.

Some malicious scripts may modify the registry entries on your computer to change different settings. This is why cleaning your Windows Registry Database is recommended. Since the tutorial on how to do this is a bit long and tampering with registries could damage your computer if not done properly you should refer and follow our instructive article about fixing registry entries, especially if you are unexperienced in that area.

2. Find files created by Cryp1 on your PC

Find files created by Cryp1

1. For Windows 8, 8.1 and 10. 2. For Windows XP, Vista, and 7.

For Newer Windows Operating Systems

Step 1:

On your keyboard press + R and write explorer.exe in the Run text box and then click on the Ok button.

Step 2:

Click on your PC from the quick access bar. This is usually an icon with a monitor and its name is either “My Computer”, “My PC” or “This PC” or whatever you have named it.

Step 3:

Navigate to the search box in the top-right of your PC’s screen and type “fileextension:” and after which type the file extension. If you are looking for malicious executables, an example may be “fileextension:exe”. After doing that, leave a space and type the file name you believe the malware has created. Here is how it may appear if your file has been found:

N.B. We recommend to wait for the green loading bar in the navination box to fill up in case the PC is looking for the file and hasn’t found it yet.

For Older Windows Operating Systems

In older Windows OS’s the conventional approach should be the effective one:

Step 1:

Click on the Start Menu icon (usually on your bottom-left) and then choose the Search preference.

Step 2:

After the search window appears, choose More Advanced Options from the search assistant box. Another way is by clicking on All Files and Folders.

Step 3:

After that type the name of the file you are looking for and click on the Search button. This might take some time after which results will appear. If you have found the malicious file, you may copy or open its location by right-clicking on it.

Now you should be able to discover any file on Windows as long as it is on your hard drive and is not concealed via special software.

IMPORTANT!Before starting the Automatic Removal below, please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode. This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.

It is recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.

Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.

Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.

Step 1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Malware/PC Scan’ tab. A new window will appear. Click on ‘Start Scan’.

Step 2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 3: If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.

Back up your data to secure it against attacks in the future

IMPORTANT! Before reading the Windows backup instructions, we highly recommend to back up your data with a cloud backup solution and insure your files against any type of loss, even from the most severe threats. We recommend you to read more about it and to download SOS Online Backup.

4. Try to Restore files encrypted by Cryp1

Try to Restore Files Encrypted by Cryp1

Ransomware infections and Cryp1 aim to encrypt your files using an encryption algorithm which may be very difficult to decrypt. This is why we have suggested several alternative methods that may help you go around direct decryption and try to restore your files. Bear in mind that these methods may not be 100% effective but may also help you a little or a lot in different situations.

Method 2: Trying Kaspersky and EmsiSoft’s decryptors.If the first method does not work, we suggest trying to use decryptors for other ransomware viruses, in case your virus is a variant of them. The two primary developers of decryptors are Kaspersky and EmsiSoft, links to which we have provided below:

Method 4: Finding the decryption key while the cryptovirus sends it over a network via a sniffing tool.

Another way to decrypt the files is by using a Network Sniffer to get the encryption key, while files are encrypted on your system. A Network Sniffer is a program and/or device monitoring data traveling over a network, such as its internet traffic and internet packets. If you have a sniffer set before the attack happened you might get information about the decryption key. See how-to instructions below:

15 Comments

MilenaDimitroffMay 30, 2016 at 1:42 pm

It angers me – ransomware’s unprecedented evolution. I truly hope that reverse engineers and security researchers will succeed in “resolving” all current ransomware infections. We need active anti-ransomware protection more than ever.

i am not techincian guy but I Wonder if it is so impossible to track those crooks using their ransom id for payment. it means to find IP address who received such transfer. Is it difficult to create software tracking such transfers? If they are using bitcont transfer isn’t it possible to develop such bitcoin wallet to have possibility to track tchem.

I am sure that security experts are doing whatever they can to track down cyber crime gangs. When institutions cooperate, it usually leads to arrests…For instance, last year Kaspersky collaborated with the Dutch police, and eventually they arrested suspects on the CoinVault case. However, things get more complicated with later ransomware cases, as cyber criminals gain more experience and quickly fix holes in their viruses, and release new versions of the same virus…and the story continues…

The case “.crypt” has transformed into a long story. The development of Cryp1 or UltraCrypter ransomware sounds like a logical sequence of the story about the criminals. Тhey certainly were not happy when the news about their broken decrypter had spread around the net. Unfortunately, it is evident that they have discovered a new way to harass users and demand money. Think about the preventive measures that concern your online security. Don’t forget to implement them every time you use your PC and be a step ahead of the crooks. So, do you feel protected?

I had last week my files, pictures and others encryption.. all my files… .cryp 1 Do you know the tool to decrypt the files? Because de hackers sendme a bad ID to use at dipweb to pay the ranson, and now Im desespareted. I wait for answer. Thanks so much.

Can you provide us with more information regarding your interaction with the hackers?

What ID did they send you that didn’t work? CryptXXX 3.0 (the previous version of this ransomware) also had a decrypter that didn’t work.

For now there is only the decrypter of TrendMicro as stated in the update at the very beginning of the article. Their tool doesn’t recover files fully. The article will be updated if such a tool is found.

On 05.31.2016 after lunch had my machine invaded by Malware Ransoware in a matter of minutes he encrypted my files of images, documents, .txt among others, in addition to the original extension of my file Ransoware the added length .cryp1 and each of them, for example the original file name with DSC0001.jpg turned DSC0001.jpg.cryp1 and therefore did not have more access to them. After restarting the machine the Ransoware added a wallpaper showing the way he should go to try the rescue with the given ID. I tried this but I did not succeed because the ID did not work, tried on more than one machine to ensure, and it did not work. Well, I ask for help, please, photos are my life, I am very sad, this is killing me.

However, we wanted to know about your communication with the criminals after you got infected. Did you only use the system they provided for paying or did you have a conversation with the criminals as well? If you received a non-working key, do you mind sending it to us?

We hope you didn’t format your computer, so you might be able to recover some files with a Data Recovery software. Some examples of such software are provided inside the article’s Restore section of the instructions.

Last Friday I joined the dipweb site with the key, and then on Monday beast sent the sample file for descriptografarem criminals as saying on the site before paying the bitcoins, but they failed to decrypt the file, the same continues as (wait …), if you can use the id that I received and go to check. Not formatted my HD, I will wait, even if you have to save for years my pictures to get a key that decrypts my files.

My key is ID 68F0D99F1937

you want I sent the pictures of all my case ?, because I captured via print all events.

Unfortunately, even with the ID you shared, it seems files cannot be decrypted from the criminals site. You can provide pictures, but other researchers report that the ransomware owners’ decryption doesn’t work.

Your best bet is to try the Free TrendMicro decrypt tool (there is a link at the start of the article) and after that the Data Recovery Tools we mentioned in the above comment. In that way, you should be able recover at least .doc files and pictures – not sure to what extent though.